New posters for SBS’s Jang Ok-jung
by javabeans
A week out from the drama’s premiere, we’ve got new posters out for SBS’s Jang Ok-jung, Live By Love — which, by the way, has had two name changes since it was announced. You probably haven’t heard about them, though, since the show merely dropped its second half of the title, then decided their heroine should live by love after all. Fickle producers, always changing their minds.
I think the posters look pretty in a general sense and I don’t really have a problem with them — it’s just too bad they’re so generic-looking. The one up top actually looks like an outtake to me, as though the camera caught Yoo Ah-in and Kim Tae-hee slumping in an off moment when they thought they weren’t being shot. It’s just so… droopy.
Perhaps it’s to remind us that this is a sad romance between a king and the woman he obsessed over and then had killed? In which case I want to see a lot more fiery Anne Boleyn-ness out of our anti-heroine. Though I’m pretty sure we can count on Hong Soo-hyun (playing discarded Queen In-hyun) to provide intensity, even if her character has historically been interpreted as the meek, gentle one railroaded by the usurping vixen. I am curious to see just how far the drama twists the “standard” narrative in giving us the alternate history, because we all know how it ends.
In the second poster, we also get a glimpse of secondary characters played by Lee Sang-yub, Jae Hee, and Han Seung-yeon. The drama follows Yawang as SBS’s new Monday-Tuesday drama, and premieres next Monday, April 8.
Via SBS E!
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1 verte
April 1, 2013 at 5:21 AM
Hong Soo Hyun looks kind of scheming in the second poster! :O
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JO
April 1, 2013 at 1:23 PM
or meek and unconfident
I wish she had the titular role though.
god..
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Rovi
April 2, 2013 at 2:09 AM
She does look scheming always (if you notice TPM & LTM). XD It would be good to see a new take on Queen Inhyeon. "Dong-yi" was just the start, though...but still traditional view on her.
And look how KARA's Seungyeon looks almost, almost edged out of the poster. XP Why, because she entered the story a little later???
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2 snow_white
April 1, 2013 at 5:23 AM
The posters look so sad and gloomy.....
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3 jules
April 1, 2013 at 5:30 AM
Weirdly, I can't view the images on Firefox or Opera. But Chrome, Safari, IE? Fine. o_O
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john
April 1, 2013 at 5:54 AM
Jules ~
Same here.
Fwiw, using a Kindle, I get a question mark. If I click it, sometimes it will load the image, other times, nada.
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Mama J
April 1, 2013 at 8:20 AM
oh that happens to me too sometimes on the Kindle. I hadn't noticed it here but on Tumblr it does. Not always, though, so it's weird.
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Hagar
April 1, 2013 at 7:21 AM
glad it isn't just me
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fab
April 1, 2013 at 10:02 AM
I was madly refreshing the page before reading your post. Thanks! LOL
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Ivoire
April 1, 2013 at 3:20 PM
I am experiencing the same thing: I have no pictures on my screen (for this thread) and I use Firefox...
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ilikehim
April 1, 2013 at 6:06 PM
Using Firefox, cant see.
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4 zee
April 1, 2013 at 5:47 AM
loved the Anne Boleyn reference...exactly my thought..I just don't get this drama! it's like everything I know just the opposite..BTW ah in's expression in the 2nd one is exactly the same as his fashion king face only in sageuk avatar..
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Tulipsaki
April 1, 2013 at 7:08 AM
Apparently that's his Blue Steele.
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5 Belle3005
April 1, 2013 at 6:37 AM
Still feeling pretty undecided on whether I should watch the show for Lee Sang Yeob and Yoo Ah In. EEE I loved Yoo Ah In and Sungkyunkwan Scandal and also I adored Lee Sang Yeob in I Live In Cheongdamdong! Dilemma. On the other hand,pretty unexcited about Kim Tae Hee though hmm.
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6 raindrops1
April 1, 2013 at 6:45 AM
@Jules and @John I've had the same issue as well in regards to loading pictures. Well actually the entire background or anything not text related. It started happening since I updated my droid RAZR. Now the only way I can view images on DB is by using Chrome because using my regular browser with Google all I see are the words (plain text). I was wondering if anyone else had this issue?
Sorry about the side track comment above ^^
The first poster does look droopy, as if no one told them they were taking pictures.
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7 pinny
April 1, 2013 at 7:04 AM
Well I hope the first pic's not an outtake! It'd be difficult for the poor guy to walk around in robes that doubled as a carpet! :-)
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8 Melmax
April 1, 2013 at 7:26 AM
Thanks....
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9 Annie
April 1, 2013 at 7:29 AM
Wow, he looks really really young. Not sure I'm buying this.
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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
April 1, 2013 at 8:00 AM
the real Jang Hee-bin was six years older than the king, too, so I can buy it. It's just a shame the promo so far looks so boring.
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Kiara
April 1, 2013 at 8:46 AM
Agree about the age difference.
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Annie
April 1, 2013 at 10:12 AM
I don't really care about the age difference, it's just a bit of a visual mismatch for me, that's all.
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Annie
April 1, 2013 at 10:13 AM
Also, iirc, Shin Se Kyung was first offered the role? And I don't think anybody really knows when Jang Hee Bin was born.
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Rovi
April 2, 2013 at 2:31 AM
Shin Se-gyeong? Then she should've signed on to this than that Drama-Which-Should-Not-Be-Mentioned-While-Not-Yet-Airing-...-And-Which-Ripped-Off-Infinite's-Song-WTF.
Jang Ok -jeong was born in 1659:
-12 September O.S. (lunisolar Korean calendar)
-27 October N.S. (Gregorian calendar; though that wouldn't be adopted until 1896)
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10 KDR
April 1, 2013 at 8:32 AM
I don't see anything.. O_O
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El
April 2, 2013 at 2:46 AM
me too :(
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11 jandoe
April 1, 2013 at 8:38 AM
Hong Sung Hyun in the second poster seriously looks like she's on FIRE.
Ah can't wait to watch this!
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12 Emaan
April 1, 2013 at 9:36 AM
I will watch it for Hong Soo Hyun. Loved her in The Princess' man.
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13 ajewell
April 1, 2013 at 9:48 AM
*shifty eyes*
Can't figure out if my browser is malfunctioning or if it's an elaborate April Fool's joke.
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14 lala
April 1, 2013 at 10:52 AM
I don't see any pictures here..
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15 fab
April 1, 2013 at 11:10 AM
Judging from the comments there is really nothing to see anyway.
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16 Gala
April 1, 2013 at 11:50 AM
Are they twisting the roles and giving the "scheming" characteristics to HSH/in-yun? I don't mind Kim Tae Hee but I just don't see her as a "scheming vixen". now, it'd be great if KTH will be able to rise above average expectations and blow us all away. I want her to do good.
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17 Gabby
April 1, 2013 at 1:55 PM
...Yeah, I can't see it either. Oh well.
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18 jennie
April 1, 2013 at 2:30 PM
i really cant wait for this drama!
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19 tiffshin
April 1, 2013 at 4:42 PM
Ahh looks good!! Looking forward to it
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20 Leslie7622
April 1, 2013 at 5:32 PM
aside from the weird poses... that's some really bad photoshop. sheesh I can see some white aroung yoo ah in's head and kim tae hee's skirt where the background wasn't properly blended
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21 jubilantia
April 1, 2013 at 6:37 PM
Jae Hee! Yoo Ah In (hopefully in a drama that doesn't suck)! I am less excited about Kim Tae-hee but willing to give her a chance!
I don't know about this one, especially since I'd be investing time into something that simply cannot end well, but I am intrigued.
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22 Snowman
April 1, 2013 at 7:08 PM
Looking forward to this drama. Saw the long trailers today and it seems promising.
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23 Lisa Purba
April 6, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Saw the trailers and it seems interesting. I hope dramagod doesn't screw this thing up. Besides, there are 3 hotties up there.
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24 RosyFlower
April 7, 2013 at 10:47 AM
Wait to see this drama.
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25 Steph
April 13, 2013 at 3:47 PM
I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees the Anne Boleyn thing in this drama. But I've watched the first two episodes and I'm hooked. It's good, guys. It's really good.
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